Size

• Sweden is the fourth largest country in Europe, with an area of 449,964 squared kilometers.
  
  

Population

• Sweden has a population of over 9.6 million, 85 percent of which live in urban cities.
  
  

Fun Fact

• Sweden has been part of the European Union since January 1, 1995.
  
  

Capital

• Sweden's capital, Stockholm, is also the largest city in the country.
  
  

Culture

• Sweden has a number of famous artists in various fields, including seven authors who have won the Nobel Prize for literature.
  
  

Food

• Much of Sweden's food is fish, meat and potatoes.
  
  

Currency

• Sweden's currency has remained the kroma after it rejected adopting the Euro.